Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, said his administration is transparent and open to constructive criticisms.
Eno, who stated this at the maiden edition of Government House Press Briefing, noted that such a mutual relationship would go a long way towards shaping the policies and programmes of the ‘Arise Agenda’ blueprint of his administration.
Describing journalists as the hope of the masses, he implored them to churn out good reportage based on their convictions, and in line with the ethics of the profession, assuring of his readiness to work with the media to ensure that “the people are kept abreast with the workings of his administration.”
The governor said: “We must come together to build our state, rather than come out to destroy what we are trying to do.
“One of the things I have always said to my chief press secretary was, if we don’t give information to those that are supposed to help us propagate the gospel, then we can’t blame them for misinformation.
“The idea is that once in a fortnight, we meet and brief the press. It happens in the other climes. It happens in government. This is so that there is no ambiguity. You can ask questions so that you can write based on your convictions, not just writing because oh, I am working in Government House.
